Nutrition and Behaviour Unit

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The Nutrition and Behaviour Unit has particular strengths in the study of the effects of a range of substances on cognition and performance, and in the genetic and evolutionary basis of cognition and behaviour.  Major research themes include appetite, weight control, and diet; the application of genetic and psychopharmacological techniques to the study of addictive behaviour; and the evolutionary basis of aspects of social cognition.

Project staff

Dr Jeff Brunstrom Reader in Behavioural Nutrition
Miss Danielle Ferriday PhD Student
Miss Nouf Gadah PhD Student
Dr Charlotte Hardman Research Associate
Miss Vanessa Herbert Research Support Assistant
Dr Elanor Hinton Research Assistant
Mrs Emma Keenan PhD Student
Mrs Lesley Kyle Research Support Assistant
Miss Rosie Oldham-Cooper PhD Student
Miss Sanaya Pardiwalla PhD Student
Professor Peter Rogers Professor of Biological Psychology
Miss Jess Smith Research Assistant
Miss Laura Wilkinson Research Support Assistant